How to Use glass sponge in a Sentence

glass sponge

noun
  • Both live inside the body of their glass sponge host.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Both have evolved to live inside the body of a glass sponge — an adaptation to one of the planet’s most extreme environments.
    Ryan Brennan march 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Two new worm species that no human had ever documented were found living inside a glass sponge on the deep ocean floor off Japan’s coast.
    Ryan Brennan march 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The two species, named Dalhousiella yabukii and Leocratides watanabeae, have evolved to live inside the body of the glass sponge itself.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Scientists discovered coral gardens, sponge-dense habitats, and five new squat lobster species alongside the two new worm species found in the glass sponge.
    Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Scientists discovered coral gardens, sponge-dense habitats, and five new squat lobster species there, alongside the two new worm species found in the glass sponge.
    Ryan Brennan march 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026

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